LoveCafe to close on U Street NW

LoveCafe, the cafe and sandwich spot from CakeLove founder Warren Brown, will close its doors later this month.

The cafe has been around since 2003 at 1501 U St. NW. A farewell notice is posted on the cafe's website; its last day will be Jan. 29.

When reached via email, Brown said increasing rents that the restaurant could not sustain drove the decision to close the cafe's doors. Brown will still have an operations base on U Street, as there is a CakeLove location there at 1506 U St.

CakeLove has six area locations. The most recent spot opened at Fair Oaks Mall.